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Pitt Earns Two Votes in Latest AP Poll

The Pitt Panthers garnered top-25 votes for the first time in nearly six years.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Earns Two Votes in Latest AP Poll
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PITTSBURGH -- Even after dropping a one-point decision to Clemson over the weekend, the Pitt Panthers are off to a hot start in ACC play. They currently sit at 4-1 in conference play and as winners of 10 of their last 12. 

The Panthers knocked off two ranked teams last week - No. 25 North Carolina and No. 11 Virginia - earn some national attention and while the loss to the Tigers kept them out of the top-25, they did earn two votes in the poll. 

Two days from now, Pitt will travel to face No. 24 Duke on the six-year anniversary of the last time they received consideration in the AP top-25 poll. It's been 2,555 days since they earned the No. 20 spot during the 2016 season. 

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Stephen Thompson
STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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